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P.' S. MOYER coN'rAlNER Filed Jan. 15', 1925 Patented Nov. 2, 1926.

stares I 12,605,555 PATENT OFFICE."

v:PAUL S. IVIOYER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, .ASSIGNOR T0 THE ARIDOR COMIANY, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CON TAIN ER.

Application led January 13, 1923, Serial No. 612,379.

rl`his invention relates to devices for mounting air conditioning' material in food containers and the like.

Among other objects, the inventio-n is int-ended to provide a holder for such material having practicable means for removably supporting it from the mouth of that type of jar-cap or closure which is formed with an annular flange fitting within the neck of the ar.

The annexed drawings represent one preferred form of device embodying the invention, shown in this instance applied to the glass capoi' an ordinary form of candy jar.

ln said drawings- F ig. 1 is a vertical section of the jar and its cap, in which is mounted the illustrative device, the said device being shown partly in elevation and partly in section;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of said device;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed section on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detailed sectional elevation taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is. an enlarged perspective view `of a part of an eXpansible ring constitutingV a part of the illustrative device.

The illustrative device comprises a supporting means 1() engaging the inner wall of the mouth of a hollow glass jar-cap or closure 11, which is shown fitting in the neck of a, glass jar 12.

Said supporting means 10 is shown 1n the form of an eXpansible split ring adapted to be secured in the mouth of the jar-closure by frictional contact therewith, and having associated means hereinafter re.-

ferred to for supporting air conditioningV material, which in this instance is represented as a porous cake or pad 13 of dehydrating or hygroscopic material.

The split ring l() is shown having a slot 14 in one end, and having its other end formed with an extension or tongue '15 which passes into said slot so that the outer surface of the tongue will be flush with the outer surface of the slotted end of the ring, or, in other words, to provide an uninterrupted surface on the outer periphery of the ring.

For expanding the ring 10, the outer end of the tongue 15 carries an inwardly projecting apertured lug 16, of such proportion as to be readily passed through the Slot/14, while the opposite end of the ring slot 14; and a headed screw or bolt 1.8.

passes loosely through one .of said lugs and 1s threaded into the other, in this instance being screwed into the lug 17. By this arrangement, it will be apparent that by rotating the knurled head 19 of the bolt or screw, so as to rotate the bolt or screw in the proper direction, the lugs 16 and 17 will be drawn toward each other, thereby expanding the ring and securing it snugly within the inner wall ofthe cap or closure 11. f s s i.

A housing or receptacle 2O may be provided for receiving the air conditioning material 13 which, as aforesaid, is shown as a pad orunit of dehydrating material. The top, bottom and sides'of said receptacle are shown provided with perforations 21 for permitting the circulation of air in the jar to contact with the material for dehydrating or moistening the air, depending upon whether a hygroscopic or humidifying medium is used in the housing or receptacle 20.

As a convenient means for supporting the receptacle 20 within the ring 10, said receptacle may be provided with a plurality of radially extending ears 22, preferably uniformly spaced there around and adapted to rest upon and be supported by a like number of supporting members 23 eX- tending inwardly from the ring 10. i

It will be observed that after the ring l0 of the illustrative structure has been secured within the mouth of the'cap 11, the housing or receptacle 2O may easily be positioned within the cap by placing the housing in such a position that the ears 22 will register with the spaces between the supports 23, then moving itfinwardly until the ears occupy a plane vslightly inside that of the supports and turning the housing within the cap, will bring the ears 22 over the supports 23.

As a means for securing the receptacle 20 snugly within the cap and preventing its accidental displacement, the ears 22 and the supports 23 may be provided, respectively, with cooperating ribs 24 and grooves 25, and the height of the receptacle 2O may be so proportioned with respect to the ring 10 and its position within the cap7 that when turned to bring the ears 22 and supports 2? into register, the upper tace of the receptacle being in contact with the lower inner tace ot the cap (Fig. l), the ears 22 in passing over th-e supports 23 will torce the latter downwardly until the ribs and groovescome into register, when the resiliency of the supports will seat the ribs ot the ears within the grooves ot the supports as shown in Fig. t, in a manner to resistrotation of the receptacle within the cap.

To t'acilitate the placing ot the ears 22 in operative position with respect to the supports 23, the latter may have their opposite parallel edges turned downwardly as indin cated at 26 (Fig. 4l) which assists in elevating and passing the ribs 2e over the edges ot the supports 23,

Obviously, the present invention is not limited to the specific details ot construction and arrangement shown and described, since the same may be variously modiiied. Moreover, it is not essential that all the features ofthe invention be used conjointly as they may be used to advantage in variously di'll'erent combinations and sub-combinations. i

Having thus described the invention, claimz 1. A device of the class described comprising aV housing` open to the circulation o f air: and nianually actuated radially expansibley means co-operable therewith and with the interior suri'iace oit the mouth ot a hollow cap for supporting said housing within said cap.

2. A device or' the class described comprising a housing open to the circulation ot' air; and manually actuated radially expansible means surrounding said housing and co-operable therewith and with the interior surt'ace oi the mouth oft a hollow cap for supporting said housing' within said cap.

A device ot the class described comprising, in combination, a retainer for air conditioning material; a retainer supporting member adapted to be expansibly mounted within a hollow jar cap; expanding means cti-operable with said supporting member tor expanding the latter; andmeans Vassociated with the retainer and coroperable with said member for Supporting the retainer within said member.

41. A device of the class described comprising, in combination, a supporting member adapted to be expansibly mounted within a hollow jar cap; means for expanding saidmember; and a retainer for air eondit-ioning material, said retainer having means associated therewith and co-operable with said supporting member for Supporting said retainer within said cap.

5. A device ot the class described comprising an expansible ring having inwardly extending members associated therewith;

and a housing having radially disposed ears adapted to cooperate with said supporting members 'tor supporting said housing within said ring.

(i. ri device of the class described comprising, an expansible ring having a plurality oif inwardly projecting members; cxpanding means associated with said ring; and a housing having a plurality ot radially extending ears adapted to cooperate with said members for supporting said housing within said ring- 7. A device oi the class described comprising, in con'ibination, an expansible ring adapted to be secured within a hollow cap and having resilient supporting means associated therewith; and a housing or receptacle mounted on said supporting means within said ring in a manner to be readily removed therefrom.

8. A device' ot the class described comprising, in combination, a split ring having expanding manually operated means associated therewith for Securing said ring within ak hollow cap; a receptacle tor containing an air conditioning medium; and means for resiliently supporting said receptacle within said ring in a manner to be readily removable theretrom without removing the ring from said cap.

9. A device ot the class described comprising, in combination, a ring expansibly mounted within a hollow cap; a receptacle for containing an air conditioning medium; and yieldable means associated with said ring and co-operable with the receptacle tor mounting rcsiliently said receptacle within said ring and cap.

10. A device ot the class described comprising', in combination, a ring expansibly mounted within a hollow cap; a receptacle for containing an air conditioning medium; supporting means associated with said ring, and means associated with said receptacle and cooperable with Said supporting means for supporting the receptacle within the ring.

1l. A device ot the class described comprising,` in combination, a ring mounted within a hollow cap; a plurality of supports associated with said ring, a receptacle for air conditioning` material and having a plurality of ears associated therewith and cooperable with said supports tor positioning the receptacle within said ring; and means associated with said supports and ears for resisting` rotation of the receptacle within said ring.

l2. A device ot the class described comp rising, in combination, an expansible ring; ring-expanding means associated therewith for securing' said ring within the interior of a jar cap; inwardly extending supporting means associated with said ring and having grooves in the ripper face thereof 5 a reeeptacle for air conditioning material and having radially extending ears associated therewith and cooperable with said supporting means for positioning said receptacle within said ring; said ears having radially extending ribs along their under sides adapted to cooperate with the grooves in said support to resist rotation of said receptacle within said ring.

13. A device of the class described comprising, in combination, a split ring having its overlapping ends with flush outer surfaces; means associated with the ends of said ring for expanding the ring to secure it within a jar-cap; a plurality of inwardly extending supports associated with said ring; a receptacle for air conditioning material and having a plurality of radially extending ears associated therewith; said receptacle and ears adapted vto cooperate respectively with the interior of said cap and said supports in a manner to releasably secure said receptacle within the cap; means associated with said supports and ears for resisting relative movement of said receptacle and ring; and means associated with said supports for assisting the placing of said ears and supports in operative position with respect to each other.

14. A device of the class described comprising an expansible ring having supporting' means associated therewith; and a housing having means associated therewith and extending laterally thereof in a manner to cooperate with said supporting means for supporting said housing.

15. A device of the class described comprising an expansible ring having inwardly extending members associated therewith; and a housing having means cooperable with said members for supporting said housing.

16. A device of the class described comprising an expansible ring lhaving radially disposed supporting members associated therewith; and a housing having radially disposed members cooperable with said supporting members for supporting said housing.

17. A device of the class described comprising an expansible ring having a plurality of supports associated therewith; and a housing having a plurality of ears associated therewith and cooperable with said supports for supporting said housing.

18. A device of the class described comprising; in combination, a ring mounted within a hollow cap; a plurality of supports associated therewith; and a receptacle for air conditioning material and having a plurality of ears associated therewith and cooperable with said supports for positioning the receptacle within said cap.

19. A device of the class described com-` prising, in combination; an expansible ring mounted within a hollow cap; a plurality of supports associated therewith; and a housing having a plurality oi ears extending beyond its periphery and cooperable with said supports for positioning t-he housing within said cap. y

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

PAUL S. MOYER. 

